Heading up Frank and Brenda Baker's driveway in Blissfield, Mich., the first thing you notice about their bungalow-styled house is the timber truss supporting the front porch. With its weathered wood ...

You will find that a team of workers can set up the walls and install the roof trusses in a fraction of the time it takes for ...

The New Model Building is based on 30 standard details said to offer the same fire resistance as conventionally constructed apartment buildings less than 18m high An industry consortium that includes ...

Timber-frame construction puts gravity and lateral loads into fewer, larger members. It relies on exposed beams and open spans as defining architectural features. That differs from conventional wood ...

For high-tech timber framer Tedd Benson, "it was really wonderful to do all of the work on the cabin in the woods, going from tree to finished piece. It brought us all back to the roots of our craft." ...